Posted on 06/17/2008 7:02:10 AM PDT by Uncle Ralph
In certain parts of Europe, "hate speech" already is a criminal act. When the late journalist and author Oriana Fallaci wrote books critical of Islam in 2002, she was sued in France. Later, Swiss and Italian judges ordered her to stand trial for "defaming Islam."
In France, Brigitte Bardot — the former film starlet turned animal rights activist — has been convicted five times of "inciting racial hatred." In one instance, her crime was writing a letter to French officials, objecting to the ritual slaughter of sheep by Muslims.
Sheep to the slaughter, sadly, is a perfect analogy for European states that allow Muslim activist groups — which rarely object to the near-complete lack of freedom of expression in the Islamic world — to dictate what is and isn't tolerable speech.
But Canada?
The Mark Steyn affair is the most disturbing demonstration of the creeping authoritarianism of political correctness — not only because of Canada's geographical proximity but also its moral proximity...
(Excerpt) Read more at denverpost.com ...
I absolutely agree with you. Free Republic is one of the greatest examples of free people expressing themselves left in the world today.
Good article. Thanks for posting.
The name of the trojan horse collectivists rode in on is “Hate Speech”.
Kangaroo courts ping.
The Denver Post actually printed this story?
Excuse me while I get my jaw up off the basement floor.
I’m shocked that the old rag would admit that a story like this existed on the planet, let alone print the thing.
Maybe somebody on their staff does have braincells and the tiniest bit of spine/integrity left to start the long trip back to the point that they can claim the title “journalist”. I thought the species had gone extinct.
But, I bet the Denver Post would not print an article critical of the fairness doctrine or some of the things going on right now at the FCC.
Yes and no ... typical though. Denver Post DID PRINT THIS in the meaning that it is in that paper and they chose to include it. However in your terms of ...
Maybe somebody on their staff does have braincells and the tiniest bit of spine/integrity left to start the long trip back to the point that they can claim the title “journalist”.
No, this is an OPINION PIECE. Not knowing the writer, it may or may not have been a person on the Denver Post staff or a regular or syndicated columnist.
My kudos to him and maybe we can give him some "Attaboys"!
Better not identify yourself as a FReeper if or when you do.
Praise from us nasty neocon/racist/capitalist/homophobes is the sure kiss of death.
Next thing you would hear, the poor guy would have had his entire existence declared non-PC.
Add my BRAVO ZULU, anyway.
It is encouraging, isn’t it.
Dear America,
Please attack us now.
I’ll have the cold beer waiting.
Regards,
CC
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I’ll take a rain check on that beer until we finish flushing OUR librats, and if you Canuks can get those HRC commissars of yours on the unemployed list, I’ll meet you at the border with my own nice cold case of Montana (real, that is) beer and we can have a joint celebration.
Based on liberal interpretations of the 2nd Amendment, and the proliferation of hate speech legislation, Free Speech will soon be reserved for the Government Printing Office.
Alright, sounds good, then we’ll do some sporting clays....
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